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Chapter 2: வான்சிறப்பு

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 2

Kural 11

வான்சிறப்பு

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திருக்குறள்

வான்நின்று உலகம் வழங்கி வருதலால் தான்அமிழ்தம் என்றுணரற் பாற்று.

Vaannindru Ulakam Vazhangi Varudhalaal Thaanamizhdham Endrunarar Paatru

“The genial rain ambrosia call: The world but lasts while rain shall fall”

The world its course maintains through life that rain unfailing gives;Thus rain is known the true ambrosial food of all that lives

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Kural #11

The Gift of the Rain

The story illustrates how rain is the essential force that preserves all life, mirroring the Kural's teaching. By the continuance of rain the world is preserved in existence; it is therefore worthy to be called ambrosia

6–10 yr 1 min